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Why is a shield made of lead effective in reducing the exposure to gamma rays? Because the

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Why is a shield made of lead effective in reducing the exposure to gamma rays? Because the

  1. lead shield absorbs all of the gamma rays.
  2. number of gamma rays absorbed increases exponentially with the thickness of the shield.
  3. number of gamma rays absorbed increases in an inverse square fashion with thickness.
  4. lead shield reflects all the gamma rays.
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B: The number of gamma photons that can pass through a medium is described by an exponential relationship. Their number decreases exponentially as the thickness increases.

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